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Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards admits in a written statement to NBC's "Today" show that he is the father of Frances Quinn Hunter, the 1-year-old daughter of his former mistress, Rielle Hunter.

"I am Quinn's father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves,” Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina and John Kerry's 2004 running mate, said in the written statement. “It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me.”

The admission provides a sensational coda to one of the most lurid sideshows of the 2008 presidential campaign — the disclosure by the National Enquirer that Edwards had an affair while his wife, Elizabeth, battled cancer.

Edwards consultant Harrison Hickman describes the former senator's relationship with his daughter in an on-camera interview: “He talks about her being a beautiful child and a happy child. … Like any father, he talks about how it makes him feel when he’s around Quinn, which is very happy. … I think he’s very proud of this child."

Quinn is almost 2 years old. Asked why Edwards did not earlier acknowledge the paternity, Hickman said: “It’s a lot more complicated, I think, than most people think. There are a lot of adults involved, and I think they wanted to handle this the right way for [the Edwardses' children] Jack and Emma Claire and Kate, as well as for Quinn.”

If this had been anyone right of Lincoln Chafee, we would have seen this all over the mainstream media during the 2008 election. This is another example of how the press is filled with leftist ideologues happy to give a liberal dem a pass on his private life messes, but when it comes to republicans, they are stalked.

I am embarrassed for our mainstream media....this story was easy to uncover and tell....Edwards was a nominee for the democrat's in 2008, for goodness sake....He cheated on his wife who has cancer....he claims to be a compassionate and caring human being that would bring help and compassion to the poor of America....the man is a hypocrite.

But...But.... I thought he was the agent of change. (sob) If he were truly sorry why would he choose to leak this at this time while everyone is focused on Scott Brown and Hatti? I just don't understand. Maybe he is just the political scumbag everyone always said he was. (boohoo).

ENQUIRER WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Cheating killed his political career, destroyed his reputation and left his marriage hanging by a thread – but John Edwards has done it again! The Enquirer has learned exclusively that the philandering ex-senator embarked on a ’sex-and-booze bender’ after what appeared to be a marriage-ending blowout fight with his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth.

"Asked why Edwards did not earlier acknowledge the paternity, Hickman said: “It’s a lot more complicated, I think, than most people think. There are a lot of adults involved, and I think they wanted to handle this the right way for [the Edwardses' children] Jack and Emma Claire and Kate, as well as for Quinn.”

More BS from the John Edwards camp. They wanted to handle it "the right way". Yeah, sure. What a piece of crap.

What you say is so very true, but how about the mm's failure to, in any way at all, vet the Obama's? To me that verged on criminal as he was associated with and surrounded by so many current and ex felons prior to being elected. We only found out when he began trying to appoint them to Washington posts. The mm sux and always will on the Dem appendages. Thank goodness for Fox, the only place to get the truth.

Also, how about Charlie "David Copperfield" Rangel? What a disappearing act he has perfected. I wonder if he has ever told Pelosi where all of her skeletons are buried.

When, oh when, is the mm ever going to ask their annointed one whatever happened to transparency.